Case Studies
Maximizing Pharmacy Efficiency: How Steve Saved Nearly $50k with Dispense Assist
Paying less than $20,000 per year, Steve saves nearly $50,000 a year on a single Mon-Fri 9-5 full-time dispensary technician, which is a saving of 71%, plus saves 100% on all additional employee costs, whilst increasing the value of his pharmacy by over $300,000
Steve employs a dispensary technician named Sarah, who is employed as a "Pharmacy Assistant - Level 3" under the Pharmacy Industry Award (PIA). Sarah is a permanent (non-casual) employee working at the rate of $28/hr. Sarah's normal hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm with 1/2hr unpaid meal break - 37.5hrs per week.
Steve believes Sarah is only working at 50% capacity because his store is not busy enough for 2 dispensary employees but too busy for just one dispensary employee. Sarah resigns, but instead of replacing Sarah in-store, Steve decides to use a Dispense Assist Technician (Basic) - shared use 2 stores over the same hours.
Cost Analysis |
Using Dispense Assist |
Not Using Dispense Assist |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit Cost |
Total Cost |
Unit Cost |
Total Cost |
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| Hours worked Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:30pm | $7.39 | $129.33 | $28.00 | $490.00 |
| Hours worked Monday-Friday 1:00pm-5:00pm | $7.39 | $147.80 | $28.00 | $560.00 |
| Annual Leave | $0.00 | 7.69% | $80.75 | |
| Annual Leave Loading | $0.00 | 17.50% | $14.13 | |
| Sick & Carer's Leave | $0.00 | 3.85% | $40.43 | |
| Long Service Leave | $0.00 | 1.67% | $17.54 | |
| Compassionate & Bereavement Leave | $0.00 | Additional Cost | ||
| Paid Days Off During Public Holidays Normally Worked | $0.00 | Additional Cost | ||
| Compulsory Leave Entitlements | 25% | $69.28 | Included In The Above | |
| Superannuation | 10.00% | $34.64 | 10.00% | $120.29 |
| Total Cost Per Week | $381.05 | $1,323.14 | ||
| Total Cost Per Year | $19,814.60 | $68,803.28 | ||